Example sentences of "'ve [verb] a lot [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've given a lot of blood , sweat and tears and I do n't just want to pass it all on for somebody else to inherit . |
| 2 | They 've received a lot of publicity erm and a lot of angst erm and they 're quite complicated , so I 'll go through them carefully . |
| 3 | You 've to sit a lot in the shop , go to the back if you want to chat . |
| 4 | So they 've heard a lot about what happens here and they 've had the opportunity to look around . |
| 5 | I 've heard a lot about you , Lynne . ’ |
| 6 | " I 've heard a lot about you , " he smiled . |
| 7 | You know we we 've heard a lot about this leaf bud structure and what to replace it with but since this is Nottingham and this centre of lace why could n't they put something there like a loom or something sculptured to look like a loom ? |
| 8 | Erm , transport and equipment , Chairman , we 've heard a lot about minibuses for schools , and coaches . |
| 9 | ‘ They want to meet you , they 've heard a lot about you . ’ |
| 10 | he said ah , ooh he said yes he said I 've heard a lot about it he said , there 's a lot of unhappy people , I said bloody place |
| 11 | We 've heard a lot about the accuracy of the continuing bombardments , but erm anybody who 's been in a war will tell you that erm once you 're in a war situation , things do n't always go the way you expect them to , in fact there has to be an element of luck and erm the accuracy of bombing in particular erm sometimes leaves something to be required . |
| 12 | When we are talking about directors of businesses , er particularly the larger companies , good people are hard to find and some of them are superstars , and er I know we 've heard a lot about er exceedingly high levels of pay and very high pay increases , er but when you talk about the superstars and megastars , what about the entertainment business , what about sport , what about , you know , golfing celebrities , earning in excess of a million , or racing drivers ? |
| 13 | We 've heard a lot about this Australian lad that 's just about to come over . |
| 14 | ‘ You 've heard a lot of garbage about me , you know . ’ |
| 15 | you 've heard a lot of wisdom on this programme tonight |
| 16 | But erm , yes I 've heard a lot of people say that er , they never thought they could get this far . |
| 17 | No I ca n't er , I ca n't tell you that I did definitely , although I , I 've heard a lot of them at times but er , I 'm not sure . |
| 18 | I hardly feel , sir , that erm erm you do n't have some influence on your salaries and the other directors ' salaries , I 've heard a lot of directors and chairmen say that they have no influence on their own salaries . |
| 19 | That priest trying to take a curse off that I 've heard a lot of excuses , half are bloody mad . |
| 20 | Yeah well I I I obviously I would say this but er I think it 's the best opportunity that people have for a career direction because we we 've redirected a lot of people 's careers in this aspect . |
| 21 | Miss Taylor , I think everybody is talking about your appearance but I think you 're one of the greatest actresses in the world and I 've enjoyed a lot of your films . |
| 22 | ‘ We 've included a lot of ideas in the book for using up leftovers — not just the turkey but odd lumps of cheese or tired bits of fruit . ’ |
| 23 | It 's despair that perfectly normal young men can be made vicious and evil because they 've won a lot of money . |
| 24 | I 've forgotten a lot of the book . |
| 25 | I 've forgotten a lot of it . |
| 26 | ‘ You 've forgotten a lot in three years , Ace . |
| 27 | So if you 're successful in achieving the full target with a full postal wallet then we everybody 's happy and you 've earned a lot of money . |
| 28 | I 've met a lot of girls in Aspen . |
| 29 | I 've met a lot of brilliant people and and was one . |
| 30 | I ca n't deny I 've met a lot of women . |